Join us for a series of events with Jeff Thatcher, son of David Thatcher, Stillwater County’s own Doolittle Raider.

This event on May 7th features the Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Book Club at the Stillwater County Library. Registration is required for this event as there are limited copies of the book available.

About Jeff

Jeff Thatcher is the son of the late Doolittle Raider S. Sgt. David J. Thatcher, engineering gunner on Crew #7, the “Ruptured Duck”. A professional communicator and former journalist, Jeff has written numerous articles about the Doolittle Raid and his father that have been published in various newspapers and periodicals in the U.S..

In September 2015, he traveled to China and retraced the steps of his father’s crew after their plane crash landed the night of April 18, 1942 off Nantien Island following the Doolittle Raid. In October 2018, he returned to China and led a group of Raider children, grandchildren, and friends on a tour of various Raider sites.

Jeff is a native Montana from Missoula and longtime resident of Little Rock, Arkansas, He is a president of the Children of the Doolittle Raiders, Inc., a non-profit organization that works to keep the legacy of the Doolittle Raiders alive.